3 Wines I opened last night - Byass, CRB, von Schubert

WINE TALK
#1

Manuel and Josie are in town so it’s time to break out some decent wine.


1966 Gonzalez Byass Oloroso - Like a warm blanket on a cold autumn night. Fills the mouth with a gentle cloud of almonds and orange peel. Delightful and mesmerizing.

2009 Clos Roche Blanche Cot - Pure harmonious fruit, earth and minerals. Their 2009s were a high point of this ever amazing winery. Come back to us Didier!

1997 von Schubert Maximin Grunhauser Abstberg Spatlese - a moment of terror as pulling the cork unleashed a torrent of TCA into the room. Miraculously it was just the cork. Jayson wiped the neck clean and the wine was glorious. The cork was quickly removed from the room.

#2

97 Grunhaus wines are so good!

#3

They certainly are. They’ve been singing for years.

#4

Bad cork, good wine. You are lucky.

#5

That 09 CRB lineup was something else. That Cabernet especially, for me.

I’m guessing that 97 Abtsberg was from the auction lot you/I shared a few years ago (2016)? I haven’t opened any of mine yet, but I should.

#6

I really don’t recall blush

Seems likely. It’s magnificent but no need to rush. If I’m any judge it will be continue to be magnificent for many years to come.

#7

Glad the Grunhaus worked out. I love their wines. I think they are today one of the biggest under the radar German wine producers - at least for customers in the US. They are elite and I don’t really think they are thought of as sexy enough for the more newbie German wine lovers.